Bigger India
Indian Expats Lead Remittances From The UAE; Pakistan, Philippines Trail
Remittances by expats in the UAE climbed to 13.1% to Dh88 billion from Dh77.8 billion during the same 2017 period as the dollar-pegged dirham relentlessly.
India expats in the UAE remitted a total of Dh17.32 billion accounting for nearly 39% of total remittances in the second quarter of this year. There are over 2 million Indian expats living in the UAE, which is about 27% of UAE’s total population. India expats were distantly followed by Pakistan and the Philippines according to Khaleej Times.